big J

Jeezus,that's bad.Glad you're ok,it's not the kind of thing you want happening at speed.If you need anything,gizza shout,no problem.

Always face the front. Open face helmet-don't yawn in summertime. Kickstarting-no matter how well tuned the machine, it will not start until you have removed almost all of your clothing and are reduced to a sweaty puddle.Blip as you may,it will cut out just as you pull back on the last of your gear and refuse to restart until you disrobe once more. You're most likely to get a puncture 1 mile PAST the last place you could get it fixed. The spanner you took out your pocket and left on the bench cos you haven't used it in ten years is the one you're going to need 15 miles from here. Paraffin nicked from roadmenders marker lamps can get you to the next petrol station. No matter how good an idea it seems,dont wear your jacket backwards to keep out the rain.Explanations are useless. Machinery can have a sense of humour. Just when you think you have things figured out, grab a tape measure. You're about to discover how deep the abyss of stupidity really is. Remember these days,in the future,these are as good as it got.

My V11 is definetly half arsed. So am I,most of the time. We get along just fine.

What time were you thinking of deleting or closing the thread?

Aaah,and here they are now.............

Not so long ago, they were on channel 4 at about 3am at the weekend. It's absolutely hilarious when you've been sipping the electric soup.

That would be these wee fella's I believe

Unfortunately, my incompetence at the keyboard shines through again.

If they're doing showers, you might be able to pick up a bathtub to help with your luggage carrying.

They're a funny crowd........

Is the cable routed correctly? Maybe it's frayed inside the outer cover? There have been reports of the tb spindles sticking slightly and it might be an idea to hit them with some penetrating oil (not wd 40, a proper penetrating oil)

Do you know,I rather do too.How strange.

I hear he's still to crack the "getting on the bike" thing

Perhars it was because my bike had been lying in a dealers for two years and the tyres had gone hard, but I found a big difference in grip and feel when I gt the Diablos.

My Honda?

Lovely. Peace. Solitude. Contentment. And a man sucking vegetable soup with a straw. He must have lungs like footballs.

Was that a bombardier with a snowmobile engine, around 500cc? The exhaust was like that because the managers brother was a plumber and looking for work.

That's the one, well done Mike!

Hokey dokey- make,model,size if you please.

Now THAT'S what Guzzi's new bike should look like. Beautiful,Andre

Does the rain make the newspaper soggy and you can't run carrying wet fish and chips?

"The Martin Barrett Easy Foldaway Luggage System." You wont get in a state with it

No no, it was the "wierdness accompanies anything made in Italy "that made me laugh, and here we are extolling the virtues of an eccentric Italian motor bicycle to anyone who'll stand still long enough to listen. You wierdo's

What forum are we on, again?

As ye say yerself, YMMV